The number of traffic crashes in Oregon has increased 25 percent since 2010.

Whitney Woodworth / Statesman Journal

A Hillsboro man has been identified in the fatal crash that closed Highway 18 for five hours Tuesday.

Ulysses Reyes Semsem, 58, was traveling eastbound in a grey 2015 Dodge Caravan when he crossed the centerline and crashed head-on into a FedEx commercial vehicle traveling westbound around 4:15 a.m.

A crash closed Highway 18 west of Grand Ronde early Tuesday.

A crash closed Highway 18 west of Grand Ronde early Tuesday.

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Semsem died at the scene.

The FedEx vehicle came to a stop roughly 75 feet down an embankment and into a creek leading into the Salmon River. The FedEx driver and his passenger were transported to Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital with minor injuries.

The crash occurred nine miles west of Grand Ronde and about 10 miles east of Otis, according to a statement by Oregon Department of Transportation.

Responding officials closed the highway completely for five hours. One lane of Highway 18 was open as of 4 p.m., according to Oregon State Police.

A HazMat Team was still working to clean up fuel and fluid spill from the FedEx truck as of 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Flaggers directed traffic away from the crash while officials cleared the scene.

Oregon State Police was assisted by the Grand Ronde Tribal Police Department, North Lincoln Fire and Rescue, Polk County Sheriff's Department, Oregon Department of Transportation, Tillamook County Medical Examiner and District Attorney's offices.

A Hillsboro man died after failing to negotiate a curve on Highway 18 on Tuesday, March 13, 2018.

A Hillsboro man died after failing to negotiate a curve on Highway 18 on Tuesday, March 13, 2018.